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Telemedicine Use Increased Considerably During COVID-19
MONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Telemedicine use increased considerably during the COVID-19 pandemic, with lower use in communities with higher rates of poverty, according to a study published in the February issue of Health Affairs. Sadiq Y. Patel, Ph.D., from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues examined variation in total outpatient visits...
Outcomes Similar for Younger, Older Teens Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
MONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Outcomes are similar for younger and older adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery, according to a study published online Feb. 1 in Pediatrics. Sarah B. Ogle, D.O., from the University of Colorado in Aurora, and colleagues enrolled 242 adolescents (≤19 years of age) who underwent bariatric surgery in a prospective,...
U.S. Drug Prices 256 Percent Higher Than in 32 OECD Countries
THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In 2018, prices for drugs in the United States were 256 percent higher than those in 32 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) comparison countries, according to a report published online Jan. 28 by the RAND Corporation. Andrew W. Mulcahy, Ph.D., from the RAND Corporation in Santa...
Biden Signs Orders to Expand Health Care Access
THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order to reopen enrollment in Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplaces and also signed other health-related orders. Those orders include protecting reproductive rights, expanding access to abortion, and overturning the Trump administration’s restrictions on the use of taxpayer dollars...
Many Adults Do Not See Link Between Racism, Poorer Health
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Less than half of U.S. adults see a connection between systemic racism and poorer health outcomes, according to a report released Jan. 13 by the RAND Corporation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Katherine Grace Carman, from the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California, and colleagues are conducting...
Metabolic Surgery Effective for Long-Term T2DM Control
MONDAY, Jan. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with type 2 diabetes, metabolic surgery is more effective than medical therapy for long-term control, according to a study published in the Jan. 23 issue of The Lancet. Geltrude Mingrone, M.D., from the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS in Rome, and colleagues conducted a 10-year...
Hahn Resigns as Head of FDA, Dr. Janet Woodcock New Interim Chief
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Stephen Hahn, M.D., resigned as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. Hahn became head of the agency just weeks before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and was widely criticized during the public health crisis, with accusations that he gave in to former President...
Nearly One in Four Doctors Report Harassment on Social Media
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one-quarter of physicians report being personally attacked on social media, according to a research letter published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Tricia R. Pendergrast, from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues reported on a case series of physicians invited to...
Rachel Levine Nominated as U.S. Assistant Health Secretary
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Rachel Levine, M.D., a transgender woman, has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. If confirmed by the Senate, Levine would be the first openly transgender federal official in a Senate-confirmed role, according...
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